Java: if statement can be simplified (box contains point)

Question

I have the following statement to check if a Vector2D is within a box, and IntelliJ gives me a warning: "if statement can be simplified".

if(point.x < minX || point.x > maxX || point.y < minY || point.y > maxY)
    return false;

How can I simplify this?

Answer 1

I don't see any possible simplification. I would just ignore the warning.

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Update: However, if you method look like this:

if(point.x < minX || point.x > maxX || point.y < minY || point.y > maxY)
    return false;
return true;

You might change it to this:

return !(point.x < minX || point.x > maxX || point.y < minY || point.y > maxY);

Or even:

return point.x >= minX && point.x <= maxX && point.y >= minY && point.y <= maxY;

I don't know if this is "simplified" for humans.

Answer 2

Whenever IntelliJ warns of a possible simplification, it often offers to perform the simplification (by clicking the yellow light bulb). What happens if you do that?

Answer 3

I would just do this.

return !(point.x < minX || point.x > maxX || point.y < minY || point.y > maxY);

and it would remove the warning.